Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The First Minster
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- New Shopping Centres
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bootham School
- Industrial Upheaval
- Anglian Carving
- William Etty, Artist
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Hospitium
- Ripon College for Women
- Roman Chimney Pot